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The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns (1919)

  • Drama
  • War

After a prologue where we are shown the backgrounds of Wilhelm II and Woodrow Wilson, we see the story of Conrad Le Brett from Alsace-Lorraine. Forced to fight for Germany Conrad, sees soldiers taking girls into a church to rape them and kills one who murders a baby. Shot in the encounter he is taken to a Brussels hospital run by nurse Edith Cavell where he falls in love with American nurse, Amy Gordon. After Edith Cavell assassination and the murder of Conrad’s sister Vilma by the evil Lieutenant Ober Conrad honors her dying request that he go to America and defend Alsace-Lorraine's reputation. Once there he convinces President Wilson that Alsatians should be allowed to enlist. Fighting with the "doughboys," Conrad kills Ober, and after the armistice, returns to Amy.

Rating
7 / 10 (1 votes)
Release date
January 1, 1919
Runtime
1h 00m
Language
English
Director
Charles Miller
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Creighton HaleConrad Le Brett
  • Edward ConnellyPaul Le Brett
  • Helen FergusonAmy Gordon
  • Frank CurrierWilliam Gordon
  • Frederick TruesdellWoodrow Wilson
  • Henry KolkerKaiser Wilhelm II
  • Joseph KilgourGeneral Von Bissing
  • Margaret McWadeNurse Edith Cavell
  • Earl SchenckLieutenant Ober
  • Baby Ivy WardElaine's Child
  • Andy ClarkFrancois
  • Leo DelaneyFrederick III

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